Dictionary



S. MAYER.

DICTIONARY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7. 1919.

1,328,178. Patented Jan. 13,1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

SAMUEL M 5 S. MAYER.

DICTIONARY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7, 1919.

1,328,178. Patented Jan. 13,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNKTED STTES SAMUEL MAYER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

iJIoTIoimRY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jamie, .1920.

Application "filed ocidb'er 7;1'519. 'Siia'l Nam-1 a.

To all whom it may concern:

Be "it known that I, SAMUEL MAYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York,'in the county'of New Yorkand State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dictionaries, ofwhich the following 'is a specification.

My invention relates to new. and useful improvements in a dictionary andit has for its principal object the provision of "a device for takingthe place of the book now so commonly in use. r 1

A further object of the invention resides in the provisionof a case orcabinet having "a plurality of compartments {each of which is adapted torec'eiveacas'ing having a Web containing'th'e Words of a letter ofthealphabet. w 7

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of means foroperatingf'the various webs containing the different letters of thealphabet. v

A still further object resides in the 'provision of means for selectingthe different letters and operating each letter separately.

l/Vith these and other objectsfin view my invention consists in thenovel details of construction and arrangement of parts which Will bemore clearly understood from the following specification and drawings inWhich Figure 1 is a top plan. e Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectionon theline Q- B of Fig.1 looking i'n'the direction of th arrow. I

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1looking in the direction-of the arrow. 1 v M r V Fig. 4 is fragmentaldetail showing a vertical section through one 'of the cases containingthe Web. V v

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4lookinginthedirectionof-the arrow.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig.

-5 looking in the direction of the arrows and Fig. 7 is a ection on theline 77 of Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the a'r'rovv's.

In carrying out my invention I provide a cabinet 1 which is open at thetop. This cabinet is divided into a plurality of compartments by meansof the longitudinally extending vertical partitions '2. V Each partitionhas a plurality of longitudinally spaced pins e seeara to one faeethereof, as more particularly illustrated in Fig. *1

of the drawingand fora purpose "to helater described.

A longitudinal -'gi-o'o'v"ed rolle'rd is joiirnaled ineach 'o f t hecompartments forined by the partitions 2 gear \ivhe'elf 5 is secured onone n d'fof each or these rollefs as more paieeuian illllst-idtetl inFigs.

1 and 2 of the drawings. Smaller "gear Wheels 6 ,are rotacab1 'mountdi'n 'the'c'abinet, beneath the gearsf), and as more particularlyillustrated Fig. 2 of said drawings the small gear Wheels 6 niesh vviththe adjacent gear Wheels 5. In other 'vvords the gears '5 and 6 goforwardto make upatontinuous train of gears. A "gear Wheel 7 isrotatably mounted in the cabinet 1 and a's shown more particularly inFig. 2 "of the drawings this gear'vvheel 7 meshes vvith the middle gearWheel '5. The shaft *8 upon which the-gear Y is mounted eiitends outsideof one end of the cabinent 1 and has the crank handle 9 secured thereto"as more particularly illustrated in Fig. .1 of the -dra'fvvings. thisarrangement when the handle 9 is rotated the "gear Wheel '7 in turnvvill rotate nd rotate the middle gear vvhe'el 5. The gears "5 being'interines hed Wlth "the gears '6 Will allow all of the "gears to berotated in unison and the rollers '4 "Will therefore be rotated. v v I kA A"pluralitfy "of boxes 10 are adapted to be arranged in the cabinet 1and Will be reoeived in "the various ompartments in l'dn'g'itudinallyspaced relation s fino'r'e particularlv set forth in Fig. '1 ofthe'dia'vvings. I he box s are open at the bottom and provided in therea Walls vv'ith ftlfe verticall'y extend iag-eiengated openings ii"adapted to receivethe 'pins 3 secured to -the face of the partition '2.Each of the boxes 10 is also provided in the to with 'aglass ii sert fora purpose to be later deserihejd. A

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, tically adjustable.

:properly fed at all times.

wound upon the two shafts and extends over rods or rollers 24 securedadjacent the top of the boxes. The arrangement of the webbing is moreparticularly brought out in Figs. 41 and 5 of the drawings.

The boxes 10 are, as previously stated, received in the compartments andare ver- The pin 3, operating in the slot 11 will limit the movement ofthe boxes and, as is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, when the box islowered the gear wheel .19 will mesh with thegroove roller 4. I

' Having fully described the detailed construction of my device it isthought that the advantages and mode of use will be clearly understood.As I have stated in the .objects of my invention I have constructed thepresent device so that the present form of dictionary may be done awaywith. It is a well known fact that in using a large book dictionaryconsiderable trouble is encountered in properly arranging the book andopening it to the desired place. In carrying out my present invention Ihave provided a cabinet carrying a plurality of boxes. Each box containsa webbing having the words of one letter of the alphabet. The boxes aresoarranged that the letters to be looked up may be selected andprovision is also made for operating the device to bring the proper wordin view beneath the glass insert 12. The boxes will be arranged as moreparticularly brougl'it out in Figs. 1, 3. and 4 of the drawings.Normally the boxes are in raised position. When it is desired to look upa word that box containing the first letter of the word is selected andpressed downwardly until the gear wheel 19 meshes with the groovedroller 4. The handle 9 is then rotated and this rotates the gear wheel 7meshing with the middle gear wheel 5. Through means of the train ofearing the. rollers will each be operated and 'th at roller engagingwith the gear wheel 19- willoperate the gear wheel which in turn willoperate the webbing 23. By the connecting bar 22, the pawls 17 and 20,and ratchet wheels 18 and 21, it will be noted that the webbing will beproperly fed from one roller to the other. Provision is thus made forthe greater rotation of one shaft than the other and the webbing will beWhen the word being looked up comes beneath the glass insert 12 thehandle is released and the definition and spelling of the word may bestudied at will. .After this has been properly studied the boxis thenraised and the operation may be repeated at will.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A dictionary comprising a cabinet, agrooved roller rotatably mounted in the cabinet, a vertically adjustablebox mounted in'the cabinet, an adjustable web secured in the box. andmeans carried by the box and engaging the grooved roller for operatingthe web.

2. A dictionary comprising a cabinet, divided into a plurality ofcompartments, a

plurality of vertically adjustable boxes received in each compartment,an adjustable web operating in each box, and means for adjusting eachweb. a

3. A dictionary comprising a cabinet, a plurality of boxes verticallyadjustable in thecabinet. an adjustable web secured in each box. andmeans for adjusting the webs in unison or one web at a time.

4. A dictionary comprising a cabinet divided into a pluralitv ofcompartments, a

grooved roller'rotatablv mounted in each compartment. a plurality ofboxes mounted in each compartment. an adjustab e web secured in eachbox. and means carried by the boxes and engag ng the grooved rollers foroperatin the webs.

5. A dictionarv comprising a cabin t divided into a pluralitv ofcompartments. a

justable boxes arran ed in each compartment. a shaft rotatahlv mount dadjacent the upper end of each box. a shaft rotat bly mountedadiacentthe lower end of each box. a ear wheel secured on the lower sha t and aa ted to he hrou 'ht into mesh with one of the grooved rollers. a d aweb secured .to and wound upon the shafts.

6. A dictionarv comprising a cabinet divided into a pluralitv of comartments. a

grooved roller rotatablv mounted in each onthe upper shaft, a ratchetwheel secured to the shaft, a pawl pivotally mounted on the disk andadapted to engage the ratchet wheel, a ratchet wheel secured to thelower shaft, a gear wheel rotatably mounted on the lower shaft andadapted to engage one of the grooved rollers, a pawl pivotally connectedto the gear wheel and adapted to e11- gage the ratchet wheel, a barconnecting the disk and gear wheel, and a Web secured to and wound uponthe shafts.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in resence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL MAYER. Witnesses: CHARLES HAHN,

JACOB SCHOENMANN.

